Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education was 18.02 headcount basis in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Member Countries is 18.02 headcount basis, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 18.02 headcount basis in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.66 headcount basis, in 2016.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 96th out of 150 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | headcount basis | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.02 headcount basis | — |
| 2016 | 14.66 headcount basis | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.12 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.92 headcount basis | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 15.37 headcount basis | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 15.91 headcount basis | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 16.16 headcount basis | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 16.81 headcount basis | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 17.62 headcount basis | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 18.02 headcount basis | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.02 headcount basis | 14.66 headcount basis | 15.37 headcount basis | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.9 headcount basis | 15.91 headcount basis | 18.02 headcount basis | 5 |
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education in ALECSO: Member Countries was 18.02 headcount basis in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 18.02 headcount basis in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.66 headcount basis in 2016.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 96th out of 150 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in upper secondary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release